Time to put some new meats on the mobile kitty-squisher. Have personally witnessed what a good set of Remingtons will do so my question is: will I be undergunned venturing forth on the highways and byways with the above mentioned treads? I've heard that tread patterns can adversely affect the proper rotational values required to achieve the desired flattening effect. Please enlighten me.

JD, Where you live(and the weather there) should be of more importance than how effective a crat cruncher your tires are. It is a case of,as Red Green would say, any tool can be the right tool in the hands of a semi-competent handyman! derf

Don't know where you live but if you're up north I'd go Micheline with studs. Best of all worlds IMO. FWIW, I'd say that those who think you can't set up a 4 wheel drift with studs probably never learned to drive in the first place. Certainly not in a pickup with a 4 speed manual. Down here in the south I'd still opt for the Michies. Chains are useful in swampy terrain.

Dan 'Big Foot' Gordon

Pres., TYHC

www.SmokinRubber.FlattenedCrat

I have BFG's on my Ford, but I have had good luck in the past with Michelins. The BFG's do have a tremendous "smear" potential.

Well here in Kaleefoyna where the weather is always sunny, studs would be nice but the Chippies might frown upon them. would be neat however to test that 4 wheel drift across a wayward crat or two. Now you got me thinkin' Dan. An' thats dangerous.

Here in Montana we prefer Kumho's as the tire of choice for off road work and flatten felines.They have tough sidewalls that hold up well to cactus,rib bones and teeth.I've tried the rest,Kumho's are the best.

"You may talk about your Mitcheline, and sing of Kumho-li, But the yellow track of Caterpillar, is the only choice for me."

Across their backs
they wore a yellow tread track!

They wore proudly too
even thought they'd begun to 'peeyooo'!

The diesel rumbles
Mr. Caterpiller grumbles

And Pussies far and wide
They all run off and hide.


Dan

Pres., TYHC

www.Literary.Slaughter

Hiding won't help when a guy knows how to "neutral steer"! Oh look,instant ham uh, catburger! derf

Allright,,,You guys finally found a soft spot in my heart,,Caterpillar,,The only cat I hold dear to my heart,There's a 3306 thats a cold hearted bitch,,,But the rest of them spring to life with a touch of the switch,,At 15 deg.f,,,,, And happily scream @ 3k+ rpm all day long less the 3176 It's at it's happiest round 1900rpm,,,Keep the hammer down,,,,Clay

There are exceptions to every rule.

Dan

Pres., TYHC

www.Yellow.Catomatic

The only thing I could possibly add to that sentiment is...


Toolmaker

I tryed to rent one of those from the local cat dealer,,,They said they don't rent them out that big.I settled for a 963 crawler loader,,The thing drank 10 gal. of diesel an hour,'bout wrung my arm off feeding the thing.The ones I was babbling about are in floater trucks,,,sporting 66x43x25 rear tires and 48x25x20 fronts.Less that 3306,,,,It's in a 966c wheel loader sporting a 4.5cu/yd bucket,,,figure a cement truck carries 9 cu/yd.Blow some smoke!!Clay